America’s Second Largest Teachers Union Sues Trump Admin To Keep Left-Wing Ideology Embedded In Schools

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and American Sociological Association (ASA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration over its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in schools.

The lawsuit specifically targets a Feb. 14 memo released by the Department of 🎓Education (ED) threatening to revoke federal funding from schools that do not halt all racially discriminatory practices and programs. AFT, the country’s second-largest teachers union, and ASA claim the letter “misrepresents” the law surrounding schools’ ability to use race as a factor in decision making.

“This Letter radically upends and re-writes otherwise well-established jurisprudence,” the suit argues. “No federal law prevents teaching about race and race-related topics, and the Supreme Court has not banned efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in 🎓Education. The Department of 🎓Education (“Department”) is attempting to establish a new legal regime when it has neither the lawmaking power of Congress nor the interpretative power of the courts. ”